This. The Nissan LEAF has its niche, but it’s tiny. And how many Mitsubishi dealers remain, anyway?

Maybe 2130? I wish it were 2030, but it takes way too long to get anything done.

They are pushing leases. Due to a loophole, all leased EVs qualify for the $7,500 from the feds - at least for now.

This report is pretty weak (surveyed a Mitsubishi/Nissan dealer?), but the point is that there is a demand curve, and as long as dealers keep gouging, some customers will balk. Here in the Bay Area, there still are plenty of dealer markups on EVs. It’s still really tough to get a long-range Ioniq5 here. My coworker…

Did you have a punchy Chevy Volt or a weak Prius Prime?

Unless you plug it in. 21 miles of electric range covers a lot of daily driving for many people.

And scale it up into the Silverado/Sierra and Tahoe/Suburban line. Curious to see what Ram will do with its upcoming PHEV stablemate to the BEV pickup.

There also is another major market push for PHEVs: CARB updated its regs a year ago (see “Advanced Clean Cars II”) which basically encourage strong PHEVs starting with model year 2026.

Also the Lincoln Aviator GT and Lincoln Corsair.

So much this. Bring back stellar outward visibility.

You’re right. That’s why Ford (and now GM, Rivian, Volvo/Polestar, Nissan, Mercedes, and Fisker) are switching to the Tesla NACS connector which is the key to the door to Tesla’s Supercharger network. Or maybe it’s the key to the UFC octagon.

Early samples data shows 80% or so at home, and 15-20% at work, with a small amount at public. Now that was largely pre-pandemic when the EV market was in a much different place.

There are laws against private companies on public land (not that I agree with them). Private land is another story.

In the Vin-brane.

Great review and pictures. Thank you. In addition, these two points stand out:

I really like this (and I’m a Jeep guy). Kudos for Toyota for the design while increasing outward visibility.

True. If I remember correctly, the Gladiator is a mix of Wrangler and RAM truck chassis. My brain was thinking of the Gladiator’s bed while typing “mini pickup.” One might argue that the bed is the perfect size for many of its customers.

We use a good 120V outlet to charge our BEV. Works great. Cars sit parked an awful lot. Pre-pandemic data showed parking time of 20+ hours/day (from the DOE).

Exactly this. Toyota painted themselves into a corner pretty good.

Rare earth minerals aren’t rare. Rather than exist on their own, they hang out with other mineral friends in nature.